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57849
Tue, 04/28/2009 - 07:38
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ICC PRESIDENT TO VISIT INDONESIA
Jakarta, April 27 (ANTARA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) President Sang-Hyung Song will arrive in Indonesia after visiting Thailand on Tuesday, an ICC press statement said here on Monday.
According to the ICC press statement made available to ANTARA on Monday, President Song will leave Bangkok for Indonesia on April 28, 2009.
In Jakarta, Song will take part in a meeting organized by the Indonesian Society Coalition for International Criminal Crime.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the ICC president will meet and hold talks with a number of Indonesian government officials and members of the House of Representatives (DPR).
The meetings will discuss matters on the ratification process of the Rome Statute which contained provisions and problems relating to the international criminal court.
Before visiting Indonesia, Song was visiting Thailand which was the first South East Asian nation to sign the Rome Statute in October 2000 but Bangkok had yet to complete the statute ratification process.
In the meantime, the Indonesian government has included in its agenda discussion of the statute ratification in its Human Rights National Action Plan 2--4-2009.
A total of 108 countries have ratified the Rome Statute which means that they have shown their commitment to ending impunity for violators of various serious crimes in the eyes of international community such as genocides, humanity crimes, war crimes and aggression crimes.
Activist of the Indonesian Society Coalition for ICC, Reny Rawasitu Pasaribe has stated in a number of occasions that ratification by Indonesia of the Rome Statute would show its seriousness in upholding international justice regime and stopping impunity.
She said that the ratification of the Statute would give an example to and encourage other countries in the Asian region to follow suit.
"A ratification by Indonesia of the statute would give an example to other countries in Asia and encourage them to follow suit," she said.***1***
According to the ICC press statement made available to ANTARA on Monday, President Song will leave Bangkok for Indonesia on April 28, 2009.
In Jakarta, Song will take part in a meeting organized by the Indonesian Society Coalition for International Criminal Crime.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the ICC president will meet and hold talks with a number of Indonesian government officials and members of the House of Representatives (DPR).
The meetings will discuss matters on the ratification process of the Rome Statute which contained provisions and problems relating to the international criminal court.
Before visiting Indonesia, Song was visiting Thailand which was the first South East Asian nation to sign the Rome Statute in October 2000 but Bangkok had yet to complete the statute ratification process.
In the meantime, the Indonesian government has included in its agenda discussion of the statute ratification in its Human Rights National Action Plan 2--4-2009.
A total of 108 countries have ratified the Rome Statute which means that they have shown their commitment to ending impunity for violators of various serious crimes in the eyes of international community such as genocides, humanity crimes, war crimes and aggression crimes.
Activist of the Indonesian Society Coalition for ICC, Reny Rawasitu Pasaribe has stated in a number of occasions that ratification by Indonesia of the Rome Statute would show its seriousness in upholding international justice regime and stopping impunity.
She said that the ratification of the Statute would give an example to and encourage other countries in the Asian region to follow suit.
"A ratification by Indonesia of the statute would give an example to other countries in Asia and encourage them to follow suit," she said.***1***
